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Jose
Mesa		  
Nickname: Joe Table
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 225
 
Born: May 22, 1966 in D.R., , PUEBLO VIEJO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1988   
All-Star Selections 1988   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1987 21 NYG NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 8 8 8
1988 22 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 6 7 7 8 9 9
1989 23 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 6 8 7 8 9 9
1990 24 TAM AL $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 8 9 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 7 8 7 8 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1987 21 AAA   6 4 .600 44 2 0 0 23 67.0 56 27 5 33 69 3.63 .222 .312 .317 .630  
1988 22 NYG NL 8 2 .800 16 14 0 0 0 86.0 75 28 5 24 43 2.93 .235 .289 .342 .631 7.0
  TAM AL 5 9 .357 18 15 0 0 0 103.3 121 59 9 37 57 5.14 .292 .350 .429 .779 2.5
  TOT   13 11 .542 34 29 0 0 0 189.3 196 87 14 61 100 4.14 .267 .324 .391 .715 9.5
1989 23 TAM AL 12 12 .500 36 36 2 2 0 229.7 231 99 9 75 136 3.88 .263 .324 .376 .701 13.9
1990 24 TAM AL 9 14 .391 34 34 0 0 0 193.3 187 81 8 57 119 3.77 .253 .310 .355 .665 11.6
3 Years Sim 34 37 .479 104 99 2 2 0 612.3 614 267 31 193 355 3.92 .261 .320 .374 .694 35.1
1 Years AAA 6 4 .600 44 2 0 0 23 67.0 56 27 5 33 69 3.63 .222 .312 .317 .630  
Season Average 11 12 .478 34 33 0 0 0 204.1 204 89 10 64 118 3.92 .261 .320 .374 .694  
Career Highs 13 14 .542 36 36 2 2 0 229.7 231 99 14 75 136 4.14 .267 .324 .391 .715  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   244 105 11 69 171   .245 .294 .346 .640
vs LH   370 162 20 124 184   .274 .335 .395 .730
Home 18 16 .529 54 50 2 2 0 320.7 313 130 18 98 173 3.65 .258 .313 .368 .681
Away 16 21 .432 50 49 0 0 0 291.7 301 137 13 95 182 4.23 .265 .322 .381 .703
Mar/Apr 6 2 .750 17 12 0 0 0 94.7 79 26 5 29 57 2.47 .225 .284 .328 .612
May 6 6 .500 18 18 0 0 0 110.7 104 51 7 26 51 4.15 .248 .291 .360 .651
June 6 8 .429 16 16 0 0 0 102.0 93 35 4 33 62 3.09 .242 .302 .352 .654
July 7 6 .538 18 18 1 1 0 107.7 112 46 3 44 63 3.85 .272 .342 .374 .716
August 1 9 .100 18 18 0 0 0 100.0 118 63 8 34 65 5.67 .300 .356 .458 .814
Sep/Oct 8 6 .571 17 17 1 1 0 97.3 108 46 4 27 57 4.25 .278 .325 .370 .695
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 22 NYG NL P 16 14 86.0 6 23 0 2 1.000 3.03    
  TAM AL P 18 15 103.3 8 27 1 2 .972 3.05    
  TOT   P 34 29 189.3 14 50 1 4 .985 3.04    
1989 23 TAM AL P 36 36 229.7 21 36 3 3 .950 2.23    
1990 24 TAM AL P 34 34 193.3 8 29 0 3 1.000 1.72    
Career Totals   104 99 612.3 43 115 4 10 .975 2.32    
Career Highs   36 36 229.7 21 50 3 4 1.000 3.04    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1990-4-14
 Games Started
1989-2-36
 Shutouts
1989-4-2
 Innings Pitched
1989-7-229.7
 Hits Allowed
1989-5-231
 OSLG
1990-7-.355
OOPS
1990-9-.665
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Hal Schumacher (973)
  2. Charlie Robertson (965)
  3. Chuck Estrada (962)
  4. Tim Crews (962)
  5. Chris Bosio (961)
  6. Dan Osinski (958)
  7. Bill Monbouquette (956)
  8. Larry Gura (956)
  9. Vic Lombardi (955)
  10. Bob Stanley (953)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by New York (N) in 1987
Earned first career win on 4/16/1988
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1988, going 4-1, 1.57
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1988 (Going to TAM: P Jose Mesa. Going to NYG: P Chris Codiroli)
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1988
Pitched NO-HITTER against Milwaukee on 7/26/1989, striking out 5
 
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